Category: Life

We thought we had the summer planned but this past week we have taken a few less exciting yet necessary detours. When moving into a house, it is easy to revel in all the added space. With four bedrooms for two people, we soon began using the “red bedroom” (it is currently painted red) as storage. This summer we acquired an extra guest bed and began converting the red bedroom into a second guest bedroom (believe it or not, we often need two separate sleeping spaces). This involved organizing my seasonal decorations and selling some items on Craigslist.

This past weekend we tackled a lingering project we lovingly dubbed The Office Closet. For three years we dumped any extra paper work or spare computer cord into one closet. Needless to say, it was a jungle. We took the time to finally take everything out. Some things found different homes…some things were thrown away…all of it was organized.

Next weekend we hit the road again. Mexico or bust!

Today (and this weekend) Jesse and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary. We often talk about our marriage as a journey thus our blog name. This week someone found out about our anniversary and asked, “So, how is marriage?” What a question…with so many answers.

I simply wanted to take the opportunity to let others know it is not an easy journey, but marriage is worth the commitment and  blessings as well as the sacrifices when you find the right person to journey with. I love you, Jesse!

Just for fun, here’s a wedding picture of how happy we are at the start of this journey and one testifying to how great it is four years later…

As many of you know, I had dental surgery on Tuesday, July 13. I have had surgery one time before when I had my impacted wisdom teeth removed. Thankfully, this time the surgery went much better.

I had a receding gum line on my lower front teeth, so the dentist took skin from the roof of my mouth and grafted it to my lower gum. The procedure requires two stitches and two graft packs (one on my lower gums and one in the roof of my mouth).

My mom was able to come over to Eagan to help Jesse take care of me. She drove me around, made all of my soft foods (yummy mashed potatoes) and made sure I was following the dentist’s orders. My mouth is still sore, but I am no longer needing the heavy pain medication.

Still not sure when I can start eating normally again…sigh…good-bye corn-on-the-cob.

This weekend we are again setting out in our trusty Toyota Camry for another adventure. We are headed to Lafayette, IN for my cousin Julie’s wedding. I have the perfect summer dress, shoes I borrowed from my co-worker Teresa, and pretty jewelry. Of course, a picture will follow.

We are most excited, though, about being able to use our new I-PASS. We travel to Chicago and through the Chicago area frequently because Jesse’s mom lives there and my extended family is in IN. Now the easiest way to go is open road tolling. Every time we make the trip, I wish for an I-PASS, but we never travel during times when the customer service stations are open. After returning from my brother’s graduation, I finally remembered to order an I-PASS. Open road…here we come!

In the fall of 2008, I began the adventure of a MS in Library Media Education. I have completed 27 credits and have 7 to finish this summer and coming fall.

When taking this on, I never realized how difficult and time-consuming it would be to work full-time and take classes “full-time”. This week I have a break before I start my next class on Monday. I have managed to read magazines, finish an entire book (just for fun), do laundry, make dinner, and watch tv. I am looking forward to the days when I can come home in the evenings and ONLY have those things to do. 🙂

Alas, my thesis awaits.

Andrea and I have had the idea to start a blog for awhile now, but it took until a few weeks ago when we were on a vacation down to South Carolina to decide that we were going to make it happen. It was at that time that Andrea had the idea for the name “Sutherland Road” which encapsulates our married adventures together.

We’re planning to talk about our crazy adventures that we have together on our roadtrips, our camping adventures, and in the daily events of life. We’re not really sure anyone is interested in hearing about all of that, but that never stopped anyone from blogging before, has it?

We’re both perfectionists in one way or another, so I think blogging will be hard for us, but we’re going to give it a go. If you’ve got a comment, please leave it, as I’m sure it would encourage us a lot! Thanks!